England superstars have to find their feet back in the schoolyard

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England have insisted that they will not use the plastic pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium as an excuse if they fail to get the result they want against Russia in Moscow tomorrow - and they looked more than comfortable when training on an identical surface yesterday.

In recent months there have been numerous scare stories about the trip to Russia, from players possibly gashing their knees in sliding tackles to suffering blisters because of the heat on the bottom of their feet. There have also been concerns about the unpredictability of the bounce of the ball being heightened by different weather